Tire-protector.



G. A. SMITH.

TIRE PROTECTOR. APPLICATION IILBD JAN.15,1912.

1,064,100, Patented June 10, 1913.

o 9 o o Q Q o 0 m 0 0 Q o o 0 0 o o o Attrneys CLIFTON A. SMITH, OF NEWORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

TIRE-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1913.

Application filed January 15, 1912. Serial No. 671,184.

State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful Tire-Protector, ofwhich the fol-.

lowing is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide a tire protector,adapted to resist puncture of the tire, and so constructed that, whenthe tire is inflated, the protector will automatically grip the tire.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tire protector,consisting of interwoven strips means being provided for holding the.strips together, and means being provided for holding the ends of theprotector together.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings,Figuro 1 shows in side elevation, a portionof a tire equipped with the protector constructed in accordance with thepresent invention, parts of the protector being broken away; Fig. 2 is atransverse section; and Fig. 3 is a fragmental perspective showing themeans whereby the adjacent, meeting ends of the protector are heldtogether.

In carrying out the invention, a series of longitudinal strips 1 and 8are provided, these strips being of sutlicient length to extend entirelyaround the wheel, circumferent-ially of the same. Disposed approximatelyat right angles to the longitudinal strips 1 and 8, are transversestrips 2, interwoven with the strips 1 and 8. The transverse strips 2,as best shown in Fig. 1, taper, toward their ends, so that theprotectorwill assume a trough-like form. The strips 1 and 2 are preferablyfashioned from resilient metal. At their points of crossing, the strips1 and 2 are united by securing elements 3, which may be rivets. Thenumber of rivets may be increased or decreased, from the showing of thedrawings, as the exigencies of the case may dictate. The extremities ofthe rivets 3 outstand beyond the tread surface of the protector, so asto form an effective anti-slipping means.

The ends of alternate transverse strips 2 only terminate inbinder-receiving elements, preferably taking the form of hooks 4 whichhooks 4 fit into the bead 5 of the tire 6, the hooks receivingthe-securing rings 7, whereby the protector is held upon the tire. Thoselongitudinal strips 8 which lie at the extreme lateral edges of theprotector, are (11sposed beneath the ends of said alternate transversestrips 2, so as to receive the inward thrust of the ends of the saidtrans verse strips 2, thereby to protect the the '6 against injury fromthe hooked, free ends of the transverse strips.

One end 9 of each longitudinal strip 1 terminates in a key-hole slot 11and the other end 10 of each longitudinal strip is provided with aheaded stud 12. The head of the stud 12 will pass freely through thelarger portion of the key-hole slot 11, and the neck of the stud 12 willregister in the contracted portion of the slot 11. The ends 9 and 10 ot'the longitudinal strips 1, preferably protrude beyond those transversestrips 14 which are adjacent the ends of the protector.

In practical operation, when the tire 6 is inflated, the hooks 4 will bemade to engage with the rings (3, and at the same time, the protectorwill be expanded longitudinally, causing the studs 12 to fit closely,and against accidental displacement, in the key hole slots 11, it beingobvious that when the tire (i is inflated, the protector will becompletely and closely filled by the tire.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A tire protectorconsisting of longitudinal and transverse strips closely interwoven, thetransverse strips tapering toward their free ends and alternate onesonly of the transverse strips terminating in outstanding, my own, I havehereto aflixed my signature blnder-receivlng elements, the longitudinalin the presence of two Witnesses.

strips which lie at the extreme lateral ed es i of the protector beingdisposed beneath the l CLIB TON SMITH 5 ends of the said alternatetransverse strips Witnesses:

to rereive the thrust of the binder. A. M. BUCI-IMANN,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as W. M. LAWTON.

